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Karaoke and Raw Fish

This could only happen to me. I am here on this stage about to tell him how I feel and I know he doesn’t feel the same way! Maybe I should explain a bit more. My name is Serena Rei Smith. I am a 14 year old girl, and like most 14 year old girls I am totally boy crazy! If there was a boy rehab I’d be in it! I am crazy about one guy in particular, but I’ll get to him later! I am the typical American girl with one secret! I’m anime freak! Anime is Japanese cartoon often based on manga. But we will get to all of that later. My favorite anime is Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon or just Sailor Moon for short. I have been a fan of this show since I was 7 years old. But like I said about everything else I’ll get to that later. My story starts here.

It’s Friday night and I’m in my house all alone dancing around in nothing but a cami and some short shorts, and I'm the singing lyrics to Picture to burn when it hits me I should try out for the school talent show. Now normally these thoughts equal train wreck, but lately my stage fright has gotten better. I no longer want to throw up at the thought at performing at my schools talent show. So I decide to sign up on Monday.

My parents will be getting home from dinner soon. My mom had a work dinner and she brought dad. So I have been alone since school ended. Normally I wouldn’t mind this at all but tonight is different.I was once again wallowing in my own self pity, because I don’t have a boyfriend and its Friday night. Now there is a boy I would like to be out with. His name is Trent Phillips. He is so hot. Blond hair, Blue eye’s. The works. When I see him my stomach drops to the floor, my heart starts beating really fast. But there is one big flaw. He a complete and total jerk! His friends are asses, and I’m not one of those girls who thinks he just acts that way around his friends. He is a total jerk without them, and the worst part is he knows I like him! It all started at the end of 8th grade. I was bored in math near finals. And because I wasn’t taking the math final I started to doodle on my desk. I wrote I heart Trent Phillips. Later in class I got up and walked away from my desk forgetting it was there, and his friend saw it and told him, but not before torturing me about it first. Thank god summer started soon afterwards, but that hasn’t stopped him and his friends from torturing me this year! Why is my life such a pathetic mess? Why?

XxXxXxXMondayXxXxXxX

As I walk into school I see my best friend Kairi Inu. We have been best friends since 3rd grade when she moved here from Japan. We became friends when she sat with me on the bus. She sat with because I was reading puzzle mania and that was her favorite book. We have been inseparable ever since. She speaks English really well now, and I can speak fluent Japanese. We are often found speaking in either language depending on what we want people to hear. Today we chose English. She was complaining about Spanish.

“I already know two languages why must I learn a third? My brain cannot possibly absorb any more languages,” She rants.

She is normally a ray of sunshine but she got a B on her last test. She is upset that she got a B. oh did I forget to mention she’s a fricking genius. She was my life line in science last year. Without her I would have flunked out. As we stop her locker I see Stacie and Lola coming towards us. They are my other best friends. You know that song Stacie’s mom? That song doesn’t apply here, because if some guy fell for Stacie’s mom before Stacie they are STUPID! Because Stacie has it going on. She is blond with brown eyes. She has known me since kindergarten. She has just broken up with her boyfriend Wendell Vonburger. She is heartbroken. Personally I don’t know what she saw in him. He is such a nerd, a mean one at that, but she loved him. She needs a new crush. Those seniors are pretty hot. Hmm.

“Serena you look like you are plotting something” Lola said.

Lola has been my best friend for about a year now. She moved here in 4th grade we didn’t start being really good friends until 7th grade. We spend almost every weekend together. We went shopping last week end and I had the best time because we all went together. The four of us together are unstoppable. We may seem like a mismatched group but we get along just fine. We are more than just friends were sisters.

“Why would you think that” I say with mock innocence.

She says bluntly, “you have your plotting face on. Plotting should be your act in the talent show.”

She suddenly reminds me that I need to sign up for show.

“I have go sign up.” I say.

“I was just kidding.” she says.

“I know but I decided on Friday that I would try out” I say.

“Then you better hurry up and go sign up. The place to sign up is on the other side of the school” Stacie says.

I then realize what time it is and say “Oh my god, I got to book then. Thanks and bye!”

I start running down the hall as fast as lighting. Everyone sees me and gets out of the way. Then I collide against something very hard. I fall over. As I look up to see what I hit I realize I hit a boy. A very hot one at that. I was about to apologize when he opened his mouth.

“Watch where the hell you’re going!!” he hissed.

Well excuse you. I was going to apologize but you can forget it now.

“Well if you were paying attention you would have realized to move your butt out of the way. Can I get by now?” I hissed back.

“No” he said

“Why the hell not?” I asked angrily.

“Answer my questions first.” He said playfully

“Fine what are you questions?” I hissed.

“First why were you running? The bell hasn’t even rung yet.”

“I have to go to the other side of school to side of the school to sign up for the talent show and then I have to run to my class so I'm not late.” I respond, “Next question please.”

“What’s your name?” he says.

“What does that have to do with any thing?” I almost scream.

“Whenever I meet a pretty girl I ask her, her name.” he says.

I blush a deep red. I can tell because people are staring, and by the fact that my friends are laughing their asses off behind me.

“It’s Serena. Serena Rei Smith.” I say embarrassed.

“Mines Darien, Darien Phillips.” he says

I nearly choke. His last name is Phillips. Trent’s last name is Phillips!

“Any relation to Trent Phillips?” I ask hoping the answer is no.

“Yeah that’s my little bro.” he says.

‘NOOOO!!!!’ I scream in my mind. Why must all the cute ones have a huge flaw?

“Uh-uh oh” I manage to stutter after he dropped the bomb that he is my crushes older brother.

“Oh my god you’re the poor girl my brother has been torturing lately.” He says.

“Sadly yes.” I say once I regain my composure.

“I got to go beat him up about that now.” he said.

Then I realized if I didn’t bolt I was never going to make it to class.

“Oh my god I am going to be so late! I got to go. Bye!” I shouted.

Man I screwed that up so bad. But at least I can talk with my girls about it at the karaoke and sushi bar after school. Oh well off to class I go.

XxXxXAfter SchoolXxXxX

Later, after school my girls and I go to the new sushi and karaoke bar. Kairi was very excited because this will be the first time she’s had sushi since she moved here. I was excited because I could do karaoke to practice for the talent show. I still have pick a song, but it is definitely a country song that I will be singing. As we walk in I hear Kairi squeal.

I say, “What was with that Kairi you just busted my ear drum.”

“The guy in there is the Japanese exchange student.” She whispers.

“So…” I say puzzled, and then I realize, “YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON HIM!!”

“Um yeah” she whispers.

“So you going to flirt with him once we go in there?” I ask mischievously.

“NO” she almost screams.

“Why not?” I say disappointed

“I don’t know how!” she says.

“Well we will fix that.”

As I walk in I dominate the airspace. I throw a wink at Kairi, signaling her to go the same. As she walks in she winks at him.

As we grab a table I say, “That was a good start. Now when you order you got to do the same thing but more.” I whisper. “

How do I do that?" She asks.

“You walk up talk all flirty and ask him his name.”

So as she walks over to flirt with the exchange student, I go to the karaoke guy and say “one song please.”

I paid him the dollar and got on stage.

I start to sing, “ Cory’s eyes are like a jungle when he smiles its like the radio he whispers songs in to my window in words that nobody knows .there’s pretty girls on every corner they watch his as he’s walking home sayin ‘does he know’ will you ever know.

your beautiful every little piece love don’t you know your really gonna be some one ask any one and when every thing you looked for hope your love leads you back to my front door oh but if don’t stay beautiful.”

As I finish that part of the song some one walks in the door. It is some really hot guy, and his friends. Oh my god it Darien and his friends. And oh my god Trent is with them! I’m going to die now, but instead of dieing I keep singing.

“Cory finds another way to be the highlight of my day. I’m taking pictures in mind so I can save them for a rainy day its hard makin’ conversation when he’s takin my breath away I should say hey by the way

your beautiful every little piece love don’t you know your really gonna be some one ask any one and when you find every thing you look for hope your love leads you back to my door oh but if it don’t stay beautiful.

You and I are story that never gets told if what you are is a day dream I’ll never get to hold at least you know

your beautiful every little piece love don’t you know you’re really gonna be some one ask any one and when you find every thing you look for hope your love leads you back to my front door oh but if it don’t stay beautiful” I sing.

As I walk off the stage I hear my friends clap and Darien and his friends were clapping to. Trent was in a fog for a second and then he snapped out his reverie. I was about to walk to my table when Darien grabbed me.

“Whoa you were really good Serena. Serena Rei Smith.” He said almost mockingly

“You can just call me Serena.” I say quietly

“I like your name but I like your voice even more. Are you entering the talent show?”

“That’s where I was running to this morning. But I’m not sure what song to do. What do you think?” I ask.

“What was that song?” He said.

“Taylor Swift’s Stay Beautiful” I answer.

“That one. Do that one.” He says, “You rocked that song.”

“Thanks.” I say as I blush bright red.

“Hey” he says as he tilts my face towards his, “why are you blushing?”

I blush harder at this statement

“I’m not used to being told my singing is good by a guy.” I say embarrassed.

“Well you were good” he says while holding my face. Sadly after that statement he let go of my face.

“You should meet my friends” he said.

“Okay” I respond with out thinking.

He points to this sandy haired guy with Caribbean blue eyes and says, “this is my bud Trip Andrews” this guy seem like Stacie’s type, I can see her eyeing him from the corner. This is good because she hasn’t thought any guy was cute since Wendell.

“This is my other bud Chris Jameson” he says. Now this guy is defiantly Lola’s type. I can see her walking toward him getting her flirting face on. He has dyed blue hair and blue eyes. Definitely her type. She taps him on his shoulder and says, “Hi my name is Lola.”

They start talking and I notice Kairi is just getting our food. So I decide to invite the guys over to our table. “Hey do you guy’s want to come and sit with us because Kairi just got our food and she ordered way too much” I ask.

Darien answers “Sure we will. Hey Trent come and sit with us.”

Oh SHIT!!! I forgot he was here. I guess I will just have to deal if I want his Adonis like brother to come sit with us. When we get to the table I realize there is not enough room.

“I don’t think there’s enough room here, so me and Serena will go and sit over there.” He says pointing to the other side of the bar.

YESSSS!!!!!! I scream in my mind. Stay cool, Serena stay cool.

“Yeah is that okay guys?” I ask.

“No it isn’t” Trent says.

“Well I don’t care what you have to say about it. You have relentlessly tortured my since the end of last year until now. So why don’t you just get bent. Jackass!”

I grab Darien’s hand and rush off to a booth.

“Whoa! Where did that come from Serena? I don’t think me beating the crap out of him would embarrass him more than you just did.” Darien says shocked.

“I don’t know but where does he get off telling me I can’t hang out with you! Last I checked I wasn’t his girlfriend.” I rant, “I’m mad now. I’m going to sing an angry chick song.”

So I walk up to the karaoke guy and give him another dollar.

I pick the song kerosene. It is the ultimate angry chick song.

I start to sing when I notice Trent is staring. Well good let him stare while I sing my angry chick song directed at him.

“I’m waitin’ on the sun to set cause yesterday ain’t over yet
I started smoking cigarettes there’s nothing else to do I guess
Dusty roads ain’t made for walking, spinning tires ain’t made for stoppin’
I’m giving up on love cause love’s given up on me

I gave it everything I had and everything I got was bad
Life ain’t hard but it’s too long to live it like some country song
Trade the truth in for a lie, cheating really ain’t a crime
I’m giving up on love cause love’s given up on me

Forget your high society, I’m soakin’ it in Kerosene
Light ‘em up and watch them burn, teach them what they need to learn HA!
Dirty hands ain’t made for shakin’, ain’t a rule that ain’t worth breakin’
well I’m giving up on love cause love’s given up on me

Now I don’t hate the one who left You can’t hate some one who’s dead
He’s out there holding on to someone, I’m holding up my smoking gun
I’ll find somewhere to lay my blame the day she changes her last name
Well I’m giving up on love cause love’s given up on me
Well I’m giving up on love HEY love’s given up on me”

I walk off the stage feeling much better. Darien started walking towards me and my heart started pounding really fast. Oh crap I know that feeling I used to get that feeling when I looked at Trent. Whoa what I mean used to. I look at Trent and feel nothing. Oh my god I fell out of love with Trent and in love with his brother. Why does my heart wish to make me so miserable? Why oh I now know why. Darien is frickin smoking.

“Wow Sere you were amazing!” he said.

“Thanks and I love the nick name.” I almost whisper.

“Yeah I like it to but not as much as I like you.” He says jokingly, “hey do you want to go out some time?”

“YES!” I say without thinking again.

“Sweet. How about we go out tomorrow night to the football game together?”

“You mean like a date.” I ask.

“Exactly like a date.” He whispers in my ear making chills go up my spine.

XxXxXxXTuesdayXxXxXxX

I woke up feeling amazing. The hottest guy I had ever seen had asked me out yesterday. The amazing jet black hair and ice blue eyes of his made me feel weak in the knees in a good sort of way. I had landed my dream guy. He looked just like Mamoru from Sailor Moon. I mean he just like him. He is smart, sexy, very mild mannered and would beat up his younger brother for me. There is no guy better than that. That’s right ladies you can all go home because the dream guy you have all been looking for, I found him and he is mine. I put on my make up for school today day and realize that he will probably be looking for me today, so I have to find a hot but subtle outfit. I settle on my Nancy Drew skirt and green tank top. I must act cool because after all it’s just a date. It doesn’t mean we are dating. So I get ready for school and I’m surprised that I’m this excited. I haven’t been this excited about school since the 8th grade dinner dance. I oh crap I have gym today. I put my ugliest sneakers in my back pack. That’s perfect. I can still where a mini skirt. I love this skirt. It’s a black skirt with oversized buttons on it giving it a total vintage touch. It’s my go to skirt whenever I want to look hot. As I get on the bus I practically skip on. The bus ride is painfully long. The girl I sit with is blathering nonstop about something not important to me. I think it’s about how these two girls in her school started beating on each other over some guy. Seriously why beat on each other over a guy. Its obviously he is the one to blame. Whatever, who cares. This doesn’t matter because we have finally arrived at the high school. I race off the bus to my locker. I see Stacie and Lola waiting for me. They are waiting for details on what’s happened last night. They don’t know what happened because he gave me a ride home and made his brother walk home. Wow he is amazing.

“So give me all the details!” Stacie almost shrieks.

“Well he asked me to the foot ball game tonight and he gave me a ride home. And he made Trent walk home! He is absolutely perfect.” I say like a love sick puppy. I can tell because Lola is making the face she used to make when Stacie was still with Wendell.

“Well he sounds perfect but his friend Trip was so funny. I could see myself with him at the game tonight.” Stacie says.

“Then why don’t you ask him?” Lola asks.

“I can’t it’s too soon.” She states.

“No it isn’t! If you want to get over him start now.” I say.

“How? How do I just get over Wendell?” she demands.

“Well think about it this way if he still has feelings for you he will get jealous while meanwhile you have a great time with a hot guy.” I state.

“Well it could work” she says.

“It will work” I say.

“Oh my god he’s right there with Darien.” She says in shock.

I turn around so fast I almost get whip lash. There he is, in his god like glory. He is with his two buddies from yesterday. Lola has already asked Chris to the game tonight. They are so perfect together. Now if Stacie would ask Trip it would be perfect because even Kairi got a date. She’s going with the exchange student. She told me his name is Kyohei. If Stacie gets courage to ask Trip, it will be the first time we have all had dates to a football game. I walk over to Darien to say hi.

“Hi Darien.” I say nervously.

“Hey Serena” he says coolly.

“I meet you at the football game tonight, right?” I ask.

“Yup and I have a surprise for you at half time.”

“What is it,” I say while jumping up and down like a three year old, “tell me pretty please with sugar on top.”

“No, you will have to wait until tonight.” he says.

“No Fair” I say whining like a three year old.

“Trust me you’ll like it.” He says.

I bet I will, but now I’m watching Stacie. I gesture to Stacie and he gets the point. She is talking to Trip.

“So, Trip are you going to the game tonight?” she asks innocently.

“Maybe, why?” he asks.

“Well I have no one to go with, so do you want to with me.” She asks nervously.

She is nervous because she has never asked a guy out before. When she and Wendell started going out he asked her, but it took him long enough! He had liked her for six months but didn’t say anything until last January. And we had to deal with her whining until then, and afterwards we had to deal with her gushing. It was horrible. Well maybe for Lola and me. Kairi didn’t really care.

“Sure I’ll go with the prettiest girl in 9th grade.” He responds.

“Awesome I’ll meet you there then.” She says trying to hide her excitement but failing.

“Bye until tonight then” Trip says.

I turn back to Darien and say, “now wasn’t that entertaining.”

“You bet.” He says, “But you know what is more entertaining?”

“What would be more entertaining?” I ask.

“this.” He says.

He leans in and brushes his lips up against mine. Oh my god he is kissing me. What do I do? Kiss back I guess. Wow he is an amazing kisser. Then I hear an evil sound. It came from Lola. Man, Stacie is right Lola sure knows how to kill a kiss. I pull back.

“Yes Lola” I say with a tinge of bitterness in my voice.

Okay not just a tinge but a bucket full. Well she deserves it she ruined my first kiss.

“Well I hate to interrupt you two but your going to be late to class.” she says sarcastically.

“The warning bell just rang we have like 5 minutes.” I say.

“Actually it rang 5 minutes ago.” she says.

“Oh,” I say a little embarrassed, “I guess I have to go.”

“I got to go to” he says, “I’ll see you tonight.”

“Bye.” I say breathlessly

“See you later” he says.

I walk away and I feel like I’m floating on a cloud. I’m not even watching where I’m going I’m so happy. Then I collide with something hard. It was an opening door. Wow I’m so smooth. I walk it off and keep going.

I’m at the math door when Lola says, “So, what was with that?”

“With what?” I say, “Oh you mean the kiss which thank you for ruining by the way!”

“Your welcome, I didn’t want you be late to class.” She says a little miffed.

“I’m sorry, but I was kissing a boy. I wouldn’t have minded being a little late. You cut my first kiss short.” I say a tad bit schizophrenically.

“Well I didn’t want you getting retention.” She says.

“You get retention for being late? I thought they just get mad” I say shocked.

“No you get retention.” She says matter o’ factly.

“Oh then thank you Lola” I say babyishly. “But you’re going to be late if you don’t hurry yourself.”

When I say this she bolts to class and yells “see you at lunch”

Then me and Stacie go into math together, because we were bored we passed notes to each other all class. They mostly had to do with what we were going wear tonight.

I’m wearing jeans and my pink Hollister long sleeved shirt. What are you wearing Serena.

I’m wearing my David and Goliath shirt that says “thanks a latte” with a picture of coffee on it with my "I will not kiss boys hoodie”. With my favorite pair of jeans that outfit is a showstopper.

Shouldn’t It be a little more formal Serena.

Why we are just going to a football after all.

Well it’s your first date with the guy. You don’t want to pull out your anti-boy outfits just yet.

How is that outfit anti-boy. Oh I get it you want to borrow my hoodie.

HOW DID YOU KNOW?

You have been eyeing that hoodie ever since I bought it. You wanted it too but you spent all your money on a Halloween costume.

I didn’t know they would have that. And when I went back the next weekend it wasn’t there any more. They had sold out!

Garrison that is why you browse before you buy!

Well we have to change my shopping techniques later but can I borrow it tonight.

No you can’t because a hoodie would look stupid with a long sleeved shirt. But if you change the shirt to your green camisole I will let you borrow the tough cookie hoodie I got last weekend.

But I want that one.

You sound like a spoiled three old.

Fine I will borrow the tough cookie hoodie only if you let me borrow the “I will not kiss boys” hoodie next weekend.

Only if you lend me your, “boys are stupid. Throw rocks at them!” shirt.

Done.

See what simple creatures we are. We argue over how long we get to borrow each others clothes. By the time we make a solid agreement the bell ring. This means I have to go to gym while Stacie goes Global. I walk into the freshmen locker room. I wait for Emerald to get here. Emerald is my gym buddy. Her full name is Emerald Stone. Her mother couldn’t find a name she liked in the baby book so she opened up to a random page in a book about jewels and pointed, and you guessed it she landed on emerald. At least it’s better than her sisters name Aqua. Now that is a long story. As soon as Emerald walks in I tell her everything. I tell her about the karaoke, the ride home the kiss and the date. She squeals as we do that girly jumping up and down thing. After everyone is done staring at us we get changed and wait for the rest of our gang to get changed. As we all walk into the gym I see some thing amazing. There is Darien in my gym class wearing basket ball shorts and a muscle shirt. I grab my entire posse and point to Darien.

“That’s him” I squeal.

“Your right he is smoking” Emerald says.

Say what girlfriend. You better not be thinking what I think your thinking because I will start an all girl smack down if you want my man.

“But my crush is cuter” she says seeing the look on my face.

See I would have been offended but girl code states that every girl thinks her crush is hottest. I get them all to walk over to him.

“So what’s the hottest guy in school doing in my gym class?” I say smoothly.

“Serena this is your gym class. Sweet. I just got transferred in.” he say excitedly

“Darien do you want to meet my friends?” I say hopefully

“Sure.” He responds

So I introduce him to every one. He seems mildly interested. Which is good. He somewhat wants to meet my friends but doesn’t think any of them are hot. I would have noticed because lets face it, guys are dogs.

“Who is your teacher any way” I ask after I’m done introducing every one.

“Mr. Stein is my teacher. He only teaches juniors so I can’t hang with you.” He says fake sadly.

“Poor baby. You can walk me to lunch afterwards if it makes you feel better.” I say.

“Deal” he says affirmatively, “I’ll meet you outside the freshman locker room then.”

“So is your brother going to stop torturing Serena?” Emerald interjects.

“I think so. When my parents found out what he was doing they read him the riot act. He’s not grounded but if he does it again he will have to apologize in person and in writing, and he won’t be able to play basketball. Not to mention what I would do to him.” He says strongly.

“My hero” I say with feigned helplessness.

“FRESHMAN CLASS TIME FOR ATTENDANCE!” the gym teacher yelled.

“Well I got to go Darien. Bye.” I say attempting to be lucid.

I walk over to where attendance is being taken. I swear I never thought I would act like this, flirting with an upper classmen I barely know. It’s exciting.

“So Serena the eternally dateless has found her self a man.” Emerald says jokingly.

“Ha-ha very funny! At least I have a date.” I say with a touch of sarcasm.

“I do have a date. I’m going with Landon Piston.” She says almost gloating.

“You were going to tell me this when?” I shriek, “You’re going to the game with the hottest sophomore in our school!”

“Yup” she says trying not to brag.

We do that whole girly squealing jumping up and down thing again. Then I notice people are staring. Mostly the boys, especially Trent. Oh, did I forget to mention that he is in my gym class. That’s where he tortured me the most. The class where peoples worst nightmares come true. My ex-crush is in that class. Why is god so cruel to me?

“Smith, Serena Smith.” The gym teacher calls

That is enough to snap me out of my thoughts.

“Present” I yell because it suddenly got very loud.

I then see why it got loud. The soda machine in the hallway was currently broken and spewing out soda. As I was about to run out and get one I see Darien walking towards me with two cokes. Wow he really is the perfect man.

“Here my lady,” he says, “this was all they had.”

“It’s perfect. Regular coke is my favorite,” I say.

I stand on my tiptoes and give him a kiss on the cheek.

“See you later” I say while taking a sip of my coke.

“Bye Sere” he says.

After that it calmed down a bit. I was giggling with my group about Darien.

“Alright attendance is done. Let’s go out side to play a good old game of flag football. You will play on the same teams as last time.”

I rush out side and towards the football field. I have to get there fast because if I don’t all the good belts will be gone. I was on the yellow team last time. I have to find a yellow belt. The only thing I don’t like about football is the actual playing of the game.

Last time when I was trying to block my friend this kid just slammed right into me and I hit my head on the ground! The kid who hit me was sorry but his team captain, Trent, just laughed.

Although my team is pretty funny. This girl Erika and our team captain Mike are always arguing. It’s hilarious. Today’s game was similar to last time. We faced my friend Vicky’s team. We won the game. We always win. As we go in to work out for the last 20 minutes I notice Trent is acting weird. Whatever he’s a pain, even when he’s not harassing me. I go directly to the treadmills once I get in there. I turn on the TV’s to Mtv and watch Nelly Furtado’s new music video. When I get bored with that I just walk around. I run into Trent by the dumbbells. Wow, what irony.

He says “Hey Serena.”

I figure I can be civil, but then I change my mind.

“What do you want Trent!” I hiss.

“I just wanted to talk. Is that illegal now.” he hisses back

“Well why you don’t just go screw yourself in a corner Trent!” I shout.

Now everyone is staring.

“GOD SERENA YOU ARE SO DIFFICULT!” he shouts back.

“WHY WON’T YOU LEAVE ME ALONE” I screech.

“BECAUSE I’M TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH YOU” he screeches.

After that he just rushes at me and kisses me. What is this kiss Serena day in the Phillip’s family. I pushed him away, and I slap him.

“WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?”I scream, “I HAVE GAVE YOU PLENTY OF CHANCES TO TELL ME YOU HAVE FEELINGS FOR ME! WHY NOW WHEN I START DATING SOMEONE WHO CARES ABOUT ME!”

“BECAUSE THAT PERSON IS MY BROTHER! I CAN’T STAND SEEING YOU WITH HIM!” he shouts.

I finally quiet down and say, “Well it’s too late. I am in love with Darien. That’s right, even though I’ve only known him a day I’m completely and totally in love with him. If you really love me as much as you say you do just leave me alone.”

I just walk away after that. There is nothing else to say. Except this.

“EMERALD!” I cry “FOLLOW ME!”

The minute I walk out the door I burst into tears. I just bawl like a baby. As we walk to the locker room I finally manage to speak.

“W-wh-y-y d-di-id he ha-have to –ki-kiss me to-today?” I cry.

“I don’t know but you did well. You told him exactly where to get off.” She said encouragingly.

I just cried and cried until I needed to get changed for lunch. Once I get changed I put on some make up so it doesn’t look like I have been crying. After that I walk out of the locker room and see Darien. He looks angry.

“So you kissed my brother.” He says with poison in his voice.

“What, no he kissed me.” I try to explain

“Look I don’t care if you still like him but why did you use me to get to him. Incase you didn’t notice I really liked you.” He says

“I don’t like him. If I did would I have let you kiss me.” I cry

“I don’t know anymore.” He says as he walks away.

After that I just walked into the lunch room and looked for Lola everywhere.

I found her at our usual table. She saw me and rushed over.

“What’s wrong Serena?” she asked worriedly.

“D-dar-ri-en broke u-up with me” I sobbed.

As I tried to explain why, Emerald walked over to my table and gave me her slushie and told me every thing would be alright. As Emerald explained to Lola what happened I saw Trent with his friends. He was laughing. Obviously that had been his intention all along Then I got really mad. I grabbed the slushie and charged over to that slimy piece of an excuse for a human being, and I dumped that blue ice cold slushie over his hollow head.

“How does that feel Trent?” I say, “Does it feel bad. But you know what feels worse? Having someone you thought could really be someone in your life breakup with you, because his brother is an idiot.”

Afterward I notice the entire cafeteria is staring at me. Well let them watch. I need to get over my stage fright some time.

“You caused the only good guy I have ever met to break up with me because you got jealous.” I shout.

After that I just lost control and started shouting obscenities left and right. Then I

got really angry and slapped him. Oh and I slapped him hard. The kind of slap that leaves a bruise. Then I just walked away. My table of friends started to clap. Then all my other friends started to as well. Pretty soon the whole cafeteria was clapping. Now that is what I call chick power. Once I reach my table I just sit down. After that the cafeteria went back to normal, but you all know they were talking about me, the crazy slushie dumping, shouting,swearing, slapping girl.

XxXxXAfter lunchXxXxX

I ran into Stacie and Kairi after lunch. They of course had heard all about it.

“You really slapped him?” Kairi says

When I nod yes, she gives me a high five and says, “Right on girlfriend!”

“If I had been there I would have done a lot more then just slap him. They would have carried him out in a body bag.” Stacie growled.

“I handled just fine. Ask Lola.” I say, “She was there.”

“She handled him just fine. Tomorrow he will have blue hair and a big bruise on his face.” She states.

“So are we all going to the game tonight?” I say.

“WHAT!” they all scream.

“I have to go. I’m performing at half- time.” I state.

“When did this happen?” Kairi says.

“I don’t know. The game organizer just told me I was performing” I say, “oh my god that must have been Darien’s surprise for half-time.”

“Well what song are you doing?”

“Stay Beautiful of course. It’s the only song I know.” I say, “I have the best idea about how to get Darien to like me again. But you guy’s need to make sure he’s there at half time.”

“We can do that.” they reply

“Then mission get my man back is on.” I laugh.

XxXxXAlmost half-timeXxXxX

I start to warm up. I am so nervous. This plan has to work. It just has to. I am performing in my outfit that I was going to wear on the date. Why let a good outfit go to waste. I have to go out on stage soon. Oh my god I feel like I’m going to puke. Just then Mr. Marino pops his head in and tells me its time for me to go out. Well it’s now or never. I head out and in my hand is my microphone. I have to start now.

“this song is Stay Beautiful.

Darien’s eyes are like a jungle when he smiles its like the radio he whispers songs in to my window that nobody knows .there’s pretty girls on every corner they watch him as he’s walking home sayin ‘does he know’ will you ever know

your beautiful every little piece love don’t you know your really gonna be some one ask any one and when every thing you looked for hope your love leads you back to my front door oh but if don’t stay beautiful.”

Darien finds another way to be the highlight of my day. I’m taking pictures in mind so I can save them for a rainy day its hard makin’ conversation when he’s takin’ my breath away I should say hey by the way

your beautiful every little piece love don’t you know your really gonna be some one ask any one and when you find every thing you look for hope your love leads you back to my door oh but if it don’t stay beautiful.

You and I are story that never gets told if what you are is a day dream I’ll never get to hold at least you know

your beautiful every little piece love don’t you know you’re really gonna be some one ask any one and when you find every thing you look for hope your love leads you back to my front door oh but if it don’t stay beautiful”

I walk off the stage and I see Darien smiling. I run up to him.

“Do you get it now” I ask.

“Yes I get it now”

“You get that I think your little brother is a slimy little man whor-” I didn’t get to finish that statement because his lips came crashing down on mine.

We must have been kissing for a while because when I finally pulled back I saw the whole gang there. Kairi was there with Kyohei, Stacie with Trip and Lola with Chris. What a perfect moment. All my friends were happy and so was I.

I turn to Darien and say, “So do your parents know what your brother did to me today?”

“Not only do they know he is grounded for three months, he won’t be able to play basketball and they are sending him to my grandparents for the weekend so my grandfather can teach him how to treat a lady.” he says.

“Booyah” I say.

I wrap myself up in his strong arms and look in those ice blue eyes of his and think “Now this is paradise. I am here with the most amazing guy ever I’m happy and all my friends are to.”

After that we just walk around for awhile. Bunches of people were telling me I rocked, and that I was totally going to win the talent show. After a while we get hungry. We take a little detour when we go to get our snacks. We end up right by the school. He pulls me in to a cave man style hug. You know what I’m talking about. When their faces say, “Girl mine. Don’t touch.”

As I’m wrapped in his arms I say, “Darien I love you.”

“I love you to Serena.” He says back before sealing it with a kiss.

Now this is a perfect ending.